Near Impossible Headshots

[Braveliltoaster]

just was looking at a pic and I saw that the VS medics backpack covers the back of his head pretty nicely. Will the backpack deny snipers headshots from the rear?

[Rasui]

Nope

[RJTravis]

you really think a little backpacks going to stop a .50 round that can punch thru light armored tanks?

[Braveliltoaster]

Originally Posted by RJTravis

you really think a little backpacks going to stop a .50 round that can punch thru light armored tanks?

but the hitboxes....

[Littleman]

The Vanu need all of the handicaps they can get.

They're scholars, not soldiers, Jim.

[Braveliltoaster]

Originally Posted by Littleman

The Vanu need all of the handicaps they can get.

They're scholars, not soldiers, Jim.

vanu is the master race, if they are handicapped then what does that make NC and TR?

[Xyntech]

My guess is that from a gameplay standpoint, backpacks are purely cosmetic. They will probably not influence the hitbox of a player in any way. Shooting the outer edges of a players backpack from the side will probably do no damage, and shooting a player in the head through their backpack will probably be no problem.

Gameplay > realism, and it's better for gameplay to keep hitboxes simple and consistent in infantry combat.

[Littleman]

Originally Posted by Braveliltoaster

vanu is the master race, if they are handicapped then what does that make NC and TR?

Logical thinkers and real combatants.

Where is this "master race" by the way? The Sovereignty is a bunch of space LARPers (not to indicate LARPing is bad... some are just terrible at it.)

[Braveliltoaster]

Originally Posted by Littleman

Logical thinkers and real combatants.

Where is this "master race" by the way?

We are on Araxis

[Littleman]

Originally Posted by Braveliltoaster

We are on Araxis

Ah, that's why I've never seen you. Come to Auraxis and we'll see who's the master race

[haticK]

TR and NC won't be getting headshots anyway so it doesn't really matter.

[Ratstomper]

Originally Posted by Braveliltoaster

vanu is the master race

Implying Vanu aren't human.

Die alien scum.

[vVRedOctoberVv]

I don't think headshotting Vanu will be hard. All that glitter and fairy dust makes them highly visible, as are the NC with their bright yellow crest on their forehead reading like a "shoot me here" sign.

[Xyntech]

Originally Posted by vVRedOctoberVv

I don't think headshotting Vanu will be hard. All that glitter and fairy dust makes them highly visible, as are the NC with their bright yellow crest on their forehead reading like a "shoot me here" sign.

You were saying?

[vVRedOctoberVv]

What? Looks like NC propaganda to me, trying to rally their hopes before the conflict. TR are too professional to wear something silly like that.